A birth certificate name change works differently in every Indian state, since each one runs its own registration system. Find your state below, and you’ll see who holds the record, which route applies, and what the office actually asks for.
We’ve built each guide around the same governing law — the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 — but the portal, the office you deal with, and the local fees change from state to state. Pick yours below for the specifics.
- BiharCorrections go to the office that registered the birth, not RTPS.
- DelhiStart with the office that actually holds your record.
- GujaratCorrect it with the Panchayat, Nagarpalika or Corporation that registered it.
- HaryanaThe right route for your correction, prepared properly.
- KarnatakaCorrections go back to the centre that registered the birth.
- KeralaAdults with a Gazette name change can correct the register once.
- MaharashtraIn Mumbai, BMC corrects spellings, not names.
- PunjabOne application, so every mistake has to be fixed together.
- RajasthanNew rules since 2025: know which changes now need the Gazette.
- Tamil NaduCorrect it with the local body that registered the birth.
- TelanganaGHMC corrects spellings and initials, not complete names.
- Uttar PradeshFind the record, then file with the office that registered it.
- West BengalCorrections now run through the Janma-Mrityu Thathya portal.